Unofficially revealed by the FCC in December 2010 and teased a few weeks ago by JBL itself with a signup product page, the On Air Wireless speaker dock with AirPlay functionalities is now shipping to Best Buy locations and Apple Stores. We’ve covered the On Air Wireless in the past, but here’s a quick recap: the device has built-in AirPlay support, meaning that it can receive audio from iOS devices, or Macs through iTunes; with the integration of an LCD display, it can also display artists’ information and album artwork for a richer wireless music experience; with the exclusive HALO radial design, it should guarantee an optimal audio quality to send music throughout your room. It is one of the first speakers (let alone speaker / dock) to display metadata coming from AirPlay, but there’s more: the thing has got playback control buttons, a clock with dual alarms to wake you at different times of the day, a digital FM radio and a USB port for firmware updates. It can be yours for $349 – it’s a premium product with lots of functionalities and deep AirPlay integration clearly meant for iOS and Mac users.

Press release below, order page available on the Apple online store. [via Engadget]

HARMAN Unveils New JBL On Air™ Wireless AirPlay® Speaker Dock for Greater Seamless Music Experience in the Home

Featuring signature JBL® radial design and Apple’s AirPlay technology, the device lets music lovers enjoy their entire iTunes® library from any room in their home – without using wires

For product information: http://www.onair.jbl.com/

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE: HAR), today announced the new JBL On Air™ Wireless AirPlay® speaker dock, the newest in the JBL® lineup to provide music lovers an even more seamless music experience within the home. With AirPlay technology built in, the JBL On Air Wireless lets you play music from your iTunes® library on a Mac or a PC, and from an iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch® device over your existing Wi-Fi® network. Users will enjoy album artwork and song information on the bright color display, and can use the included remote control to play and pause music, as well as navigate to next and previous tracks. AirPlay requires iTunes 10.1 or later and iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 4.2 or later.

Three advanced JBL transducers deliver rich, full-spectrum sound uniformly across a wide-listening area. Distinct stereo imaging is often less than ideal with desktop sound systems, but the JBL On Air Wireless dock’s unique HALO (horizontal acoustic level optimization) design delivers clean, powerful sound that JBL products are known for. It also employs proprietary JBL technology – digital signal processing – to maximize sound quality and output under any listening conditions.

“Since the unveiling of our very first iPod dock, HARMAN has always been at the forefront of creating the most cutting-edge products for consumers,” said David Slump, president, HARMAN Consumer Division. “With the new JBL On Air Wireless speaker dock, JBL will set the standard again by introducing a solution for music lovers to store, access and listen to their music content for an even greater seamless music experience within the home.”

Pricing and Availability

The JBL On Air Wireless speaker dock will be available in April 2011 for $349 MSRP at Best Buy and Apple online and retail store locations throughout the U.S. To learn more, visit http://www.onair.jbl.com.

Product Features

JBL On Air Wireless AirPlay Speaker Dock at a Glance:

· AirPlay wireless music streaming

· Color LCD screen

· Works with Wi-Fi networks

· iPod/iPhone dock

· Digital FM radio with RDS and 10 station presets

· Clock with dual alarms

· Three JBL transducers with 360-degree HALO acoustics

· Proprietary DSP technologies